Cripplegate
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Cripplegate was a historic northern gate in the old London Wall, giving access to the medieval City of London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cripplegate canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11508545 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cripplegate Context triple: [London Wall, hadGate, Cripplegate]
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A.
Gallowgate
Gallowgate is a historic street and district in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its traditional pubs, music venues, and proximity to the city’s East End cultural landmarks.
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B.
Cowgate
Cowgate is a historic street and district in Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its medieval origins, nightlife venues, and role as a key thoroughfare beneath the city’s elevated streets.
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C.
Wikkit Gate
Wikkit Gate is a powerful, universe-encompassing force field and key plot device in Douglas Adams' "Life, the Universe and Everything," central to a scheme to destroy the universe.
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D.
Moorgate
Moorgate is a historic financial and commercial area in central London, known for its offices, transport links, and proximity to the heart of the City’s banking district.
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E.
Coppergate
Coppergate is a historic street in the centre of York, England, known for its Viking-age archaeological discoveries and modern shopping area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cripplegate Target entity description: Cripplegate was a historic northern gate in the old London Wall, giving access to the medieval City of London.
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A.
Gallowgate
Gallowgate is a historic street and district in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its traditional pubs, music venues, and proximity to the city’s East End cultural landmarks.
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B.
Cowgate
Cowgate is a historic street and district in Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its medieval origins, nightlife venues, and role as a key thoroughfare beneath the city’s elevated streets.
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C.
Wikkit Gate
Wikkit Gate is a powerful, universe-encompassing force field and key plot device in Douglas Adams' "Life, the Universe and Everything," central to a scheme to destroy the universe.
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D.
Moorgate
Moorgate is a historic financial and commercial area in central London, known for its offices, transport links, and proximity to the heart of the City’s banking district.
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E.
Coppergate
Coppergate is a historic street in the centre of York, England, known for its Viking-age archaeological discoveries and modern shopping area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former gate of London
ⓘ
historic city gate ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Barbican Estate
ⓘ
Beech Street ⓘ Fore Street ⓘ St Giles-without-Cripplegate ⓘ Wood Street ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
City of London Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Corporation of London
|
| coordinateLocation | 51.517°N 0.096°W ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstMention | 11th century ⓘ |
| demolished |
1760
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| directionFromCityCentre | north ⓘ |
| function |
gate in the London Wall
ⓘ
northern entrance to the medieval City of London ⓘ |
| gaveNameTo |
Cripplegate Ward
ⓘ
linked to:
Cripplegate ward
St Giles-without-Cripplegate ⓘ |
| hasCityGateType | medieval gate ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAdministrativeArea |
Cripplegate Ward
ⓘ
linked to:
Cripplegate ward
|
| hasNearbyChurch | St Giles-without-Cripplegate ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cripplegate tower remains
ⓘ
section of London Wall at Cripplegate ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
tower base
ⓘ
visible section of London Wall ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic England ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
Stuart period ⓘ Tudor period ⓘ
linked to:
Tudor England
|
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
England ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cripplegate Ward
ⓘ
linked to:
Cripplegate ward
|
| near |
Barbican Centre
ⓘ
Museum of London ⓘ |
| partOf |
London Wall
ⓘ
defensive fortifications of the City of London ⓘ |
| partOfRoute |
road to Islington
ⓘ
road to the north of London ⓘ |
| reconstructed |
17th century
ⓘ
after the Great Fire of London ⓘ |
| usedFor |
collection of tolls and duties
ⓘ
controlling access to the City of London ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cripplegate Description of subject: Cripplegate was a historic northern gate in the old London Wall, giving access to the medieval City of London.
Referenced by (3)
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